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Moroccan Clay is the most forgiving plaster Meoded makes, which is why it's the one we point DIYers at. Real clay, zero VOC, hand-troweled in two coats, and it dries to a soft matte with genuine movement rather than a flat painted look. This page works out what your wall needs and loads it into your cart in one go.
15% off the whole kit. Build it below and the discount is applied for you at the cart.
Build your kit
How big is the wall?
A typical feature wall runs 100–150 sq ft. A powder room, all four walls, is usually 200–280.
Quartz Primer size — one coat over a clean, sound wall.
Pick your colour
Required — clay is tinted to order.
Tools and sealer
Two coats, both laid with a stainless steel trowel. A spatula handles corners, edges and around outlets where a full trowel won't reach.
Clay is a soft, porous mineral finish. Meoded recommends sealing it after a 24-hour cure, and on anything you'll touch — a hallway, a dining room, behind a sofa — it's the difference between a finish that ages well and one that marks.
Your kit
Enter your square footage and your kit will build itself here.
Prices before tax. Quantities use the conservative end of Meoded's published coverage — adjust anything in the cart.
The system, start to finish
- Prep. The wall needs to be clean, sound and flat. Fill and sand anything you don't want telegraphing through — clay is thin, and it will not hide a bad patch.
- Prime. One coat of Quartz Primer, 3–5 hours to dry. The quartz grit gives the clay something mechanical to grab. Skipping it is the most common reason a clay finish lifts.
- First coat. A thin, tight base coat with the trowel. This is a levelling coat, not a beauty coat — don't chase the look yet. Minimum 8 hours.
- Second coat. This is the one people see. Work in varied directions and overlap your strokes; the movement comes from the trowel, not the material.
- Seal. After a minimum 24-hour cure, two coats of Stain Shield. It holds the matte look without adding sheen.
Coverage
| Product | Coverage, two coats | Suits |
|---|---|---|
| Moroccan Clay — 1.1 kg | 30–35 sq ft | An alcove, a nook, topping up |
| Moroccan Clay — 4.4 kg | 120–140 sq ft | A feature wall |
| Moroccan Clay — 20 kg | 480–560 sq ft | A whole room, best value per sq ft |
| Quartz Primer | One coat | Always — a quart does a typical feature wall |
| Stain Shield — Quart | 100–120 sq ft over plaster | Recommended on everything |
Note the sealer covers far less over plaster than it does over a lime wash — plaster is thirstier. The calculator accounts for that.
Buy your clay in one go. Like every tinted mineral finish, separate batches don't colour-match perfectly. Running out with one wall left is the failure mode here, and the calculator deliberately rounds up rather than leaving you short.
Worth knowing before you start
- Application temperature — 7–35°C (45–95°F).
- Dark colours — ask for VOC-free pigments. Standard colourants can interfere with how clay cures at high tint loads.
- Interior only. Moroccan Clay is not an exterior finish, and it is not for wet areas — a shower wants Concretta instead.
- Hydrowax — if you want a low sheen rather than dead matte, Meoded makes it. We don't stock it online; ask and we'll bring it in.
Not sure it's the right finish?
Moroccan Clay and Lime Wash get compared a lot. The short version: lime wash is a thin mineral coating that's brushed on and works on masonry; clay is a troweled plaster with real texture and depth, for smooth interior walls. If you want to feel the finish, clay. If you want colour and softness on brick, lime wash.
Or tell us about your project and we'll connect you with an applicator. Call the store at 403 270 9696 with your measurements and we'll work it out with you.